dunking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dunking
Example Sentences
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But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Gene Cao spends six days a week working at a Chinese restaurant near Tampa, Fla., dunking crab rangoons and chicken wings into the fryer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
He starts each morning by folding his hands in prayer, dunking his face in a sink full of ice water afterward.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
"It feels like a big undertaking but you're just slicing bread, you're dunking it in some eggs, and calling it a day."
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
But he could come close to dunking the ball during warmups and had the great spring that one comes to associate with tall, skinny boys.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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